101-year-old Groton woman serves time to help restore city jail
For the first time in decades, the city jail in Groton had an inmate earlier this month. It was hardly……
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Brown County sheriff feels commission wants to ‘neuter’ his authority
Brown County Sheriff Dave Lunzman feels like the county commission is impeding his ability to do his job. “The commission……
Safe Harbor resources spread thin while demand increases
For decades, Safe Harbor has provided immediate shelter for adults and children in crisis situations. But an increase in demand……
Sheriff’s wife now working from home; services were offered to county for free, he says
The lack of “overall support” for Brown County Sheriff Dave Lunzman’s wife as a correctional officer in his jail led……
No simple solution to sheriff, police rift, county commission candidates say
It didn’t take too long for a rift between the sheriff’s office and police department to become a topic at……
Police chief tired of skirting ‘nepotism issue’ at sheriff’s office
Aberdeen Police Chief Dave McNeil told Brown County commissioners that he will no longer “tiptoe around the nepotism issue” at……
Brown County sheriff’s wife at center of investigation again working at jail
The wife of the Brown County sheriff has been cleared to return to work at the county jail after an……
$1.4M for indigent court costs won’t solve funding issue, counties say
Gov. Kristi Noem is entering the field of policymakers in Pierre trying to address financial challenges facing South Dakota’s counties…….
IGNITE jail reform effort gives inmates skills and county budgets a break
A new education program for jail inmates in Pennington County aims to break the cycle of repeated incarceration among people……
Hub City building could still be part of jail solution
Using the former Hub City Inc. building as a jail is still an option for Brown County. For a second……
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